European tourist attractions: Lake Garda, Italy

Lead: Lake Garda stretches for several miles in Lombardy, about between Venice and Milan. It is the largest lake in Italy. It is located at the southern foot of the Alps and was formed by the melting of glaciers at the end of the last ice age. It is also a popular tourist attraction developed in Italy after World War II.

Lake Garda is the largest inland lake in Italy and the easternmost lake in the country. It spans three regions: Trentino in the north, Lombardy in the west and south, and Veneto in the south and east. Lake Garda is under the jurisdiction of Verona (located in the southeast of the lake), Brescia (southwest) and Trento (north).

You can easily reach Lake Garda from the north through Brenner Pass. To the south of the lake is a low-lying village. Going north, the altitude rises sharply. Up to the northernmost part, there are some scary cliffs dotted with some pine trees. The cliff embraces the coast and has a unique flavor. Therefore, the lake is a popular tourist attraction, with green south lakeshore, steep slopes and cliffs next to the north, and tree-lined east facing the mountains. So is the lakeshore.

Classical writers Virgil, Horace and Catullus called this lake Benacus Lake; At the beginning of the 9th century, Charlemagne gained the right to govern the lake area, and after upgrading Garda City to a county, the lake was renamed as Hugard Da, a lakeside city.

Lake Garda has a mild Mediterranean climate, because the Alps are the barrier to its north. Lush plants grow on the south bank and west bank of Lake Garda. The main plants are citrus, olive, grape, laurel, oleander, cypress and palm. In addition, the lake also produces eel, carp, trout and other fish.

There are roads around Lake Garda, and there are small motorboats between the towns around the lake. Since Roman times, the lake has become a tourist attraction. In addition, the lake is located in the center of artistic cities such as Brescia, Mantova, Bergamo, Milan, Verona and Trento, with convenient transportation.

In addition, due to the well-developed passenger service and transportation conditions, there are small motorboats running back and forth regularly between major lakeside towns such as Liwa, Gargano, Desen Norgarda and Yeladgarda in Pacey, which are also very popular with tourists.

In addition to the magic of nature and scenery, Lake Garda can also evoke a sense of history: it is surrounded by ancient towns, castles and monasteries, as well as characteristic towns full of interesting museums and attractions. People have been making pilgrimages from the prehistoric ruins of Walternacy to the Roman ruins of magnificent West Rimet, Dessano and Sil Mionet in Scarano, from medieval castles to temples standing in distant mountains.

From the stones that Scari Scarriegel put in the harbor for guarding, to those Romanesque parish churches and neoclassical parish churches, to private buildings with landscape and free-style buildings? Residential sanatorium? As early as the beginning of the 20th century, this is the place frequented by the international rich, except for Vittoriale, Gabriele? Gabriele Dannunzio's residence, it can be said that Garda Lake is a real one? A treasure house of history and culture? .